Ulmerstandings: Slow Start For Some Former Leafs

Let me put it to you this way: if you used to play for the Toronto Maple Leafs you’re probably having a lousy season.

While the Leafs are enjoying a 10-6-2 campaign, things aren’t so great for the alumni.

The three teams employing the most former Leafs -Anaheim, Calgary and Carolina at three each - are a combined 19-23-7. They are numbers 25, 26 and 28 in the league.

Put poor Tomas Kaberle at the bottom of the heap. In 15 games with Carolina, Kaberle has just three assists and sits at -5.

Matt Stajan, the sole Calgary survivor of the trade that brought Dion Phaneuf and Keith Aulie to Toronto is still goalless in 10 games.

The ex-Leaf having the most fun may be Ian White. White has two goals, six points and sits at plus five but playing with Nik Lidstrom will do that for you. Tuuka Rask is 1-3 with the Bruins but his 2.53 goals against average and .910 save percentage are amenable enough.

In Ulmerstandings IV, we take a look at the varying levels of success, or lack of it, former Leafs are enjoying with their current teams.
FORWARDS

PLAYER

TEAM

GAMES

GOALS

ASSISTS

POINTS

PLUS/MINUS

ANTROPOV, nik

wPG

13

3

8

11

Even

blake, jason

ANA

3

0

0

0

-1

boyes, brad

BUF

13

2

4

6

+3

BRENT, TIM

CAR

14

2

2

4

+2

BRUNNSTROM, FABIAN

DET

2

0

1

1

EVEN

HAGMAN, NIK

ANA

8

1

3

4

+3

MAYERS, JAMAL

CHI

15

2

2

4

Even

PONIKAROVKI, ALEXEI

CAR

19

3

1

4

-2

STAPLETON, TIM

WPG

9

0

2

2

-3

STAJAN, MATT

CAL

10

0

2

2

-1

STALBERG, VIKTOR

CHI

10

3

1

4

+1

SULLIVAN, STEVE

PIT

18

1

7

8

EVEN

Stempniak, lee

CAL

12

2

5

7

+1

Tlusty, jiri

CAR

15

2

4

6

-4

versteeg, kris

FLA

14

5

8

13

+4

DEFENCEMEN

PLAYER

TEAM

GAMES

GOALS

ASSISTS

POINTS

PLUS/MINUS

Beauchemin, francois

ana

14

1

3

4

-4

gill, hal

mtl

14

0

1

1

-2

harrison, jay

car

15

1

5

6

EVEN

kaberle, tomas

car

15

0

3

3

-5

white, ian

det

13

2

4

6

+5

GOALTENDERS

PLAYER

team

games

wins

losses

OT losses

GAA

SV%

Clemmensen, Scott

fla

1

1

0

0

0.00

1.000

rask, Tuuka

bos

4

1

4

0

2.53

.910

It’s no surprise that the Leafs goals against has ballooned since the injury to James Reimer but the team’s offence has dipped as well. In Ulmerstandings V, I looked at the team’s offensive and defensive performances before and after the injury to Reimer through goals for, goals against, goals for per game and goals against per game.